OPERATION Okae Molao hit Mamelodi in Tshwane on Saturday, 1 April.
Tshwane district commissioner Major-General Azwinndini Nengovhela said for them to fight crime successfully, they need to work hand in hand with the community.
He said members of the community must not stop reporting crime because there are laws in the country.
"As long as they report crime and follow proper protocol of reporting, we will make sure they are protected until they appear in court and testify based on the information they have," Nengovhela said.
He said the person who was killed in Mamelodi on Thursday, 30 March, was not specifically referred to as a Boko Haram member, even though the cops still needed to verify the facts.
"We know that there was a murder committed and that murder was related to drugs, according to the report we received. We still have to find out more about it, and we still have to identify the victim properly and ascertain his profile, who is he and where does he come from? We also have to ascertain what was he doing in life? Then we can confirm whether he was a Boko Haram member or not," he said.
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Nengovhela said they are aware of people calling themselves Boko Haram and encouraged the public to continue reporting cases involving such people to the police.
"It will not help for the community to refrain from opening cases while they are being terrorized by Boko Haram members," he said.
Nengovhela said during Okae Molao, they conducted suspect raiding operations where cops arrest wanted suspects.
He said they arrested at least 36 undocumented foreigners and 13 drunk drivers from Friday, 31 March until Saturday, 1 April.
Cops also arrested 271 suspects who were wanted for various offenses including murder, robberies, and gender-based violence (GBV) cases.
The district commissioner said crimes such as hijackings, aggravated robberies, house robberies and business robberies are high in Mamelodi.
"However, we are dealing with such crimes to ensure the safety of communities," added Nengovhela.
